Rolling updates of the last eight at Flushing MeadowsCaira Conner: it’s 2019. Tennis doesn’t need a bad boyBencic reserves her best again for Osaka at US OpenAnd you can email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 5.14pm BST Warm-ups have been warmed up, and Konta will serve first as the match gets under way. 5.12pm BST

It is a very sunny day, and apparently quite still. The temperature in New York is apparently a pleasant 26C. Perhaps everyone is out enjoying the weather, which is why they are so late to take their seats. The stands are less filling up than very gradually de-emptying.